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On Oct 18, 3:15 pm, Lisa Stroyan <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Jonas, > > Thanks for the detailed explanation. I do sometimes set "complete > subtasks in order" in order to get this functionality in my task > list. However, I think the Next Action concept, from David Allen's > "Getting Things Done", is still very useful but not implemented in > the most useful way as is. I maintain that the idea of "Next > Actions", should include standalone tasks, or at least give me the > ability to implement a view myself. Even David Allen has pointed out > that you don't need to turn everything into a project with > meaning. (He had a little story somewhere about how "Feed the cat" > could be because I love cats, and going into Self, or it could be > because my spouse loves cats and I want to do it for them so > therefore it's part of relationships, etc etc but in the end, I just > need to feed the cat!) > > I'm using "next actions" in a different way than in an Active task > list. Next actions are not the same as "what tasks can I do at this > time", which is what the Active Tasks is for. Next Actions only > shows the first Active Action for each project, even if many can be > done simultaneously. My belief is that Next Actions are > intricately tied in with projects, and if a task is not a part of a > project, then it is by definition it's own next action. > > But then, I hadn't thought of the complication of folders underneath > the project...hmmm.... > > Lisa (This stuff is so much more fun to think about than the stuff in > my life at the moment - can anyone tell?) > > ---------- > Lisa Stroyan, > <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MyLifeOrganized" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mylifeorganized?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
